By Sudeepta Sarangi My friends keep asking me that why we see so much negativity on social media. Why don’t you share some positive news? Is nothing good happening in the country ? Well yes, I am sure that so many good things are definitely happening. But when in the Continue Reading

A short story translated from Bengali to English by Sharshina Swastyaneek The alarm was set at 6 am but Rumana woke up just one minute before the clock struck 6 am. She stopped the ringing alarm quickly lest it disturbed her one year old sleeping son. She caressed Sajjad’s forehead Continue Reading

Girls outshines boys in 10th/12th results. The headline screams whenever the results are out. But where do all those girls end up. Why aren’t they visible in workplace? “India Has Second-Lowest Female Labour Force Participation Rate In South Asia.” Source: Business Standard “India’s urban female work-force participation rate (WPR) is Continue Reading

Two girls Akanksha Sinha and Poorvika Mehra took to stage to explain consent by way of reciting a poem titled, “When We Talk About Rape“. The poem asserts on how a survivor of sexual assault and/or rape battle not just physical trauma but mental illness as well, as a result. Continue Reading

By Aatryee Das I wrote this on 1st July, 2015 when some rich (?) people were busy to click selfies with their daughters. Before and after that we lost many daughters, never mind dear people, you carry on and just adjust with this re-post. Selfies with daughter/s It’s a good Continue Reading

by Ishita Roy When Rima Kalingal talked about fish fry being the reason for her journey towards feminism, many laughed at her and she was trolled with a popular magazine “Matrubhumi” even suggesting giving her a fish fry to shut up her mouth. Before going further here is what she Continue Reading

By Akanksha Mishra Falling in love? Homosexuality? Deciding for oneself? They sound like natural and healthy human instincts, don’t they? What if you got to know that 5000 women are ‘honourably’ murdered every year worldwide? And they’re killed 90% of the times by their father, brother or husband? Also Read: Continue Reading

By Sanghmitra Singh [Trigger warning: distressing content] “Why do you hate me?” My sister barges into my room. “Oh, honey. I don’t hate you. I don’t hate anyone”, I reply, hating the fact that I will have to have a conversation now. “Bullshit!” she snaps. I look at the wall Continue Reading

By Jaseena Backer “My son drinks. My daughter-in-law is no good. She isn’t able to stop him nor keep a control” my domestic help was complaining to me. “Only if the woman who comes home to be a wife is good will the husband turn out to be good,” she Continue Reading